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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
18
Frank J. Bonnelle crafts a playful Christmas verse about a child discovering joy in a wall hanging stocking on Christmas morning. The nostalgic scene recalls gifts, a doll for a sister, a sled, and the warmth of Santa Claus’s charitable stocking.
A German woman living in Munich devised bead Christmas trees using green beads wire and wax figures. The trees are durable bendable and can be packed flat then reformed. Her monarch Ludwig of Bavaria admired the invention and President Roosevelt reportedly declined a gift. A New York Times note adds Christmas stocking customs.
A seven foot high Christmas cake, claimed largest ever made, weighed at least 1660 pounds and used 152 pounds butter and 325 pounds flour among many ingredients. Other items include 3000 eyes and 100 pounds lemon juice. Also notes on George B. Nut estate aiding poor Pittsburg children and a German legend about the Christmas tree turning evergreen.
The article lauds Lieutenant William P Cronan of the Naval Reserve as a model officer for saving a torret crew on the battleship Connecticut last year. It recounts Cronan’s 1902 voyage on the Marietta and his bold inquiry leading to a shipment of Egyptian cigarettes, symbolizing his steadfast, unselfish leadership amid wartime hardship. It also includes a poem excerpt and a casual social note on holiday scenes aboard naval vessels.
Veteran actor Tony Pastor and colleagues oversaw a Christmas program for about 400 stage children, many breadwinners for families. The event at Tarunwie Hall featured Baby Esmond and Miriam Jackson among acts, with toys and gifts distributed in Tammany Hall basement and main hall. Donations totaled over $50,000 for gear and presents to foster kids of the theater.
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes Mrs. Frederick Sehoff urging careful gift giving to children this Christmas. She warns that the aim should be to transport and delight, recounting a girl who cried after seeing disappointing presents and a tale of a child begging for nothing if she cannot be good.
A fragmented Christmas reflection urges hope that the strong help the weak, fraternity rises beyond rhetoric, and love yields justice. It contrasts optimistic labor with a humble Christmas hymn set in a stable, emphasizing peace, mercy, and sacred humility amid hardship.
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